NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Wartburg college volleyball team (7-5 overall) dropped its two Saturday contests against No. 24 Gustavus Adolphus (3-1) and St. Olaf (3-0) at the Skoglund Athletic Center.  
 
GAME ONE - #24 Gustavus Adolphus 3, Wartburg 1 
No. 24-ranked Gustavus Adolphus (12-1 overall) claimed set scores of 26-24, 25-22, and 25-19, while the Knights took the second set 25-19. The morning match featured 24 ties and nine lead changes.  

The Gusties fended off the Knights, claiming game one of the day, 3-1. Wartburg faced a .087 attack percentage, yet holding Gustavus Adolphus to just .118 - it's second lowest of the season.  

Whitney Klyn paced the Orange and Black with a match-high 12 kills, while Anna Sash ended with nine. Klyn added 12 digs to her kill total, tallying her fifth double-double of the season. Peyton Robinson dug out her third-most digs of the season with 24, as Sophie Sedgwick provided 17 assists.  

The Gusties led 3-1 in the opening set before the Knights went on a swift 4-0 run to claim a 5-3 lead.

Wartburg led by as much as seven at 18-11. The Knights were set for match point at 24-20, but a 6-0 spurt from the Gusties would give them the opening set, 26-24. Wartburg was out killed 14-to-9, hitting just .065 - it's lowest of the match.  

Kaylee Anderson caught fire in the second set with a set-high of five kills at a .667 clip. Robinson (6) and Sedgwick (4) combined for 10 digs, as Wartburg held the nationally ranked Gusties to a -.030 to knot up the match at one, 25-19.  

A competitive beginning to the third set took place when the two teams traded points up until the Knights took a two-point lead at 8-6. A hefty 8-2 run by the Gusties proved to be too much to overcome, as they would take a 2-1 match lead with a 25-19 response.  

Gustavus Adolphus attacked at a .209 percentage to pace it to a 3-1 victory and avoid a fifth set. Klyn and Sash provided six kills total to claim six of the Knights' ten kills in the final set.  
 
GAME TWO – St. Olaf 3, Wartburg 0 
St. Olaf won by set scores of 25-14, 25-17, and 25-22 to secure the sweep over Wartburg.  

Liv Anderson and Whitney Klyn led the Knights with six kills, as Kaylee Koudelka added five. Anna Sash sent back four of the Oles' attacks.  

The Knights were held to a -.019-attack percentage, their lowest of the season, as the Oles hit just .165.  
 
UP NEXT 
Wartburg welcomes Luther for its home opener on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., inside Levick Arena. The Knights then host the Wartburg Invitational on Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27.